Cold Carpin'

I don't know about the rest of the country, but we have got some chilly weather the past two weeks. Had a 5 inch snow storm on Oct 30 th and we have had several upper 20 degree mornings. Some of the carp guys are calling it quits for the year. Last week my friend Bob and I hooked a total of 14 and landed 10 and had some nice fish to boot. By continuing to chum with corn, we are keeping the carp close within easy casting distance. Here are a couple pics from our latest ventures...

Bob hangs on as a nice one heads to deeper water from our chummed area. Sometimes, the fish get in and break off around the docking cables that are in the area. We try to bait away from such hazards, but it seems the fish, especially the bigger carp, know just where to go and break us off.

My best fish from last week was this upper teen weight fish on a blustery 48 degree day with high winds. I went 3 for 6, including a dinkish 3 pound class carp. We fished opposite days from each other because of our schedules. Warming spell should see some big fish this week. I also observed something cool this week...reminded me a litle bit of myself...

This leaf is obviously past it's prime, but still has a few remnants of youth and is holding it's form well. But it's just coasting along, drifting in comfort, you might say. Yeah, reminds me of me. Even in it's advance form of life, it still has some beauty to it. That's not the case with me, but I sometimes drift. If God's plan for me is to tell others about my incredible Savior, Jesus Christ, then I must not simply drift and get comfortable. I need to get out of the water and get rolling. Even if the risk is to lose friendships and family, I still want them to know there is a true, loving and almighty God who is pursueing them constantly, and loved them so much that He was willing to die for them, just to spend the rest of eternity in fellowship with them. In Psalm 40, the psalmist speaks of being rescued from the miry pit, and eventually singing a 'new song' for our God. My heart swells with joy every time I hear a new song for the Lord. His beauty comes in all forms, whether the lowly carp or a faded leaf. Beauty to Him is much different than through human eyes.